as in boxer shorts
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Recent Examples of long johns
The long johns by Thermajane are perfect for wearing all winter long.
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Yes, the zip-front melton overcoats were subdued (this is executive wear, Owens style), but leather jackets came scrunched to the navel, and those long johns were paired with a pecs-high crop top, revealing the strapping physique of Mr. Owens’s muse, the model Tyrone Dylan Susman.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Yes, the zip-front melton overcoats were subdued (this is executive wear, Owens style), but leather jackets came scrunched to the navel, and those long johns were paired with a pecs-high crop top, revealing the strapping physique of Mr. Owens’s muse, the model Tyrone Dylan Susman.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long johns
Recent Examples of Synonyms for long johns
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Lean into the seaside vibes—a key 2025 fashion trend—with a breezy button-down layered over a tank top; finish the look with a crochet skirt, linen pants, or boxer shorts.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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Images published by the government in 2023 showed some of the first prisoners being transferred to the facility, stripped down to white boxer shorts, with their heads shaved, as they were forced to run into their cells.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Long johns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20johns. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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